J.P. Donleavy's Ireland: In all her sins and in some of her graces - Hardcover

J.P. Donleavy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718127234 ISBN 13: 9780718127237

Publisher: Michael Joseph/Rainbird, 1986

Synopsis

The author recounts his experiences as a student at Trinity College in Dublin after the war, and shares his observations on the Irish people

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

In 1946, Donleavy (The Ginger Man left his Bronx home for Ireland to study at Trinity College. What ensued was more a rake's progress than conventional university experience, as Donleavy recounts his initiation into Irish society, chiefly at the subterranean or bohemian level. A peer of the legendary Brendan Behan in brawling and roistering, he frequented the pubs, clubs, brothels that undergirded Dublin's literary and social circles, commencing the love-hate relationship that caused him to settle permanently in County Westmeath in the 1950s, when Ireland offered a tax-free haven to working aritsts. Expectedly irreverent, outrageous and witty, Donleavy peppers this quasi-autobiography with anecdotes about amours, marriages, donnybrooks and his amazingly accepting family. The author's own photos generously illustrate the volume.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph/Rainbird
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0718127234
• ISBN 13: 9780718127237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 223